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The smallest unit of intention a painter can leave behind.
means A single mark made by dragging a loaded brush across a surface, and the visible personality it carries.
from Plain English compound, brush plus stroke, the brush itself from Old French broce, a bundle of bristly twigs before anyone tamed it into art.
Forensic tellExperts ID painters by stroke like handwriting
Van GoghHis thick swirling strokes still divide collectors
Broad meaningNow used for any bold defining gesture